Garment hanger



Jan. 16, 1940. F. F. NEWHOUSE GARMENT HANGER Original Filed June 20, 1934 INVE TOR.

' ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 16, 1940 Frank F. Newhouse, Glendale, Calif.

Substituted for abandoned application Serial No. 731,542, June 20,, 1934. This application May 29, 1939, Serial No. 276,387

3 Claims.

This invention relates to. garment hangers and more particularly to a combination hanger and insect repellant means.

This application is a substitute for application Serial Number 731,542, filed June. 20, 1934.

It. has been heretofore suggested to provide garment hangers so constructed as to permit of the housing of moth balls and other insect repellants within the hangers, but all of the prior devices have proved impracticable and commercially unsuccessful. The devices of the prior art do not overcome the disadvantages in the usual. method of using insect repellents and are, in addition, expensive and difilcult to manufacture.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a novel combination of garment hanger and insect repellant device.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for housing an insect repellant so that the latter will be effective and yet not be in immediate contact with the clothing.

Another object is to provide a combination garment hanger and insect repellant device which is of light weight, simple in construction, and effective, and whichmay be readily and inexpensively manufactured. i The above and further objectsand novel features of this invention Will more fully appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with, the accompanying drawing. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawing is for the purpose of illustration only and is not designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, reference being primarily had for this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughoutthe several views,

Fig. l is a side elevation with parts broken away of a device embodying one form of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l; and,

Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig. 2 illustrating other embodiments of the invention.

One embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated by way of example in the form of a coathanger comprising a main body 10 having pair of downwardly extending arms l l simulatthe shape of the shoulders of a human being. The central portion of main body H] of the hanger is somewhat enlarged for a purpose to be hereinafter pointed out. The body Ill may be of a single piece of material, preferably Wood or composition, or the arms ll may be formed of separate pieces joined together by any suitable means known to those skilled in the art.

If desired, a crossbar I2 may be provided extending across the layer ends of the arms H for the purpose of supporting trousers, scarfs, etc. As shown, the ends of said crossbar extend into recesses adjacent the outer ends of arms H.

For the purpose of protecting clothing from insects such as moths, it has been the common practice to place moth balls or other suitable insect repellant in the pockets or otherwise in immediate contact with the clothing. Such a method has proved undesirable, since the clothing, because of the close contact, becomes saturated with the repellant as the same deteriorates, rendering such clothing unfit to be worn until thoroughly aired and, cleaned.

In an attempt to overcome the above difficulties, it has been heretofore proposed to place a repellent in a garment hanger, thereby eliminating the necessity for handling the repellant each time the clothing is put away or taken out for use, and yet place it in sufliciently close relation to the clothing to be efiective without saturating the latter and rendering it difficult to free the clothing from the undesirable odor. The hangers heretofore provided have been so constructed, however, as to bring the repellant in too close contact with the clothing and in many instances the repellant, as it deteriorates and powders, is permitted to fall down through the clothing, thus wholly failing to overcome the objections to the usual method of use.

The present invention provides means for fully meeting the above objections, and in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 such means comprise a recess 13 in the enlarged center portion of body ID. A cover It, having a plurality of perforations l therein, is secured to the side of body In to cover said recess and to thereby form a chamber for the reception of an insect repellant such as moth balls Hi. The inner end of recess l3 may, if desired, be opened to atmosphere by means of a plurality of openings ll bored or punched in body Ill. Cover I4 is preferably secured for pivotal movement on a screw 18 and is provided with a hook portion l9 adapted to engage a pin 20, thereby permitting of quick and easy replacement of the repellant when necessary.

If desired, recess l3 may extend through the entire thickness of body Ill (Fig. 3), an additional cover [4 secured. to the back of said body by means of screws 2! being then provided to complete the chamber 13. In the latter embodiment, either or both of the covers l4, l4 may be perforated. Also, cover l4 may be countersunk into body l in order to be flush therewith. A bag l6 filled with a powdered odiferous substance such as is in common use for imparting a pleasing odor to clothing is shown in chamber l3. An insect repellant might also be used in powdered form in this manner.

The repellant I6 is thus kept in suiiiciently close relation to the clothing supported by the hanger to be effective without being in direct contact therewith. Also, the dust formed during the use of the repellant is not permitted to fall down through the clothing, but rather settles in the bottom of container is, I4. Theodor from the repellant I6 is freely emitted through the perforations l5, l1, if openings I! are used; effecting the desired results without unduly odorizing the clothing, thus making only a short airing necessary when it is desired to use the same. For supporting the hanger, a hook 22 is provided. Thelower straight portion of said hook, as shown, extends through a vertical bore in the body [0 and a ball 23 somewhat larger than said bore is positioned in a recess 23'. The extreme lower end of hook 22 is peened toretain ball 23 and thus permit rotation of said hook relative to the hanger.

A third embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 4 in which form a small telescopic container 24, 25, having one or both ends perforated, is adapted to have a close fit in recess or opening l3. A flange 26 may be provided on one portion of said container to insure both ends of the same being flush with body l0. Containers 24, 25 may be filled with suitable insect repellant at the factory and used for ready replacement whenever necessary. I

There is thus'provided a novel and useful combination garment hanger and insect repellant device which is extremely simple in construction, readily manufactured and inexpensive. It insures against the destruction of clothing by insects without rendering, such clothing unfit for wear at any time, and without the constant handling of the repellant material which is not only undesirable but is conducive to Waste. Inadvertence is also guarded against, the insect repellant being present at all times irrespective of the thougl essness oi the person caring for the o1: thing.

Although only three embodiments of the inventionv have been illustrated and described, it is to be expressly understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be made in thedesign and arrangements of, parts illustrated without departing from the spirit of the invention. It will be understood that various disinfectants may be employed instead of moth balls, and, in certain instances, it may be desired to employ perfume or deodorant rather than an insect repellant. Reference will be had to the appended claims for a definition of the limit? of the invention.

What'is claimed is:

, 1. In combination, a garment supporting device having a pair of downwardly projecting, diverging arms, the center portion of said device being enlarged and having an opening therein, and a cover for each end of said opening secured to said device, at least one of said coverscbeing pivotally secured thereto, said opening and covers forming a chamber for an odiferous substance, and at least one of said covers being perforated to emit odors from said substance.

2. In combination, a garment supporting device having an angularly shaped body member, the center portion of said member having a recess therein for receiving an odiferous substance, hook means secured to said member for supporting the same, a pin on said body member, and a pivoted cover for said recess having a plurality of openings therein to retain said substance in the recess, said pivoted cover having a hook portion adapted to cooperate with said pin when the cover is in position to cover said recess.

3. In combination, a garment supporting device having a pair of downwardly projecting, diverging arms, the center portion of said device being enlarged and having an opening therein, and a cover for each end of said opening secured to said device, said opening and covers forming a chamber for an odiferous substance, at least one of said covers being pivotally mounted on said 

